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Books That Will Genuinely SHOCK You !
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By
Eri
For when you want the kind of book that makes you stare at the wall afterward.
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I genuinely kept changing who I trusted every five pages and by the end I was just sitting there like… what the actual hell did I just read?
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I thought I figured it out, felt so proud of myself, and then the ending basically humbled me in one second.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
This book had me trusting absolutely NO ONE because somehow every character was more unhinged than the last.
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
I had to keep reminding myself that this was fiction because some of the scenes genuinely made my stomach turn.
Behind Closed Doors by B.A Paris
Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, it pulled the rug out from under me AGAIN.
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
I went into this expecting a normal marriage thriller and came out questioning every single thing I had just read.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
The way this story slowly gets more disturbing had me saying “NOPE” out loud more than once.
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
This was basically me reading one chapter, gasping, and immediately saying “okay ONE more chapter.”
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
I thought I had the mystery figured out and the book basically laughed in my face.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
I wish I could erase my memory and read this for the first time again because that ending HURT.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
I genuinely had to go back and reread parts because I could NOT believe what Christie pulled off.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
I spent half the book trying to figure out who was lying and the other half wondering if I could even trust myself.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The whole book had me feeling claustrophobic because I swear I could feel something was VERY wrong the entire time.
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Everyone had a secret, everyone had a motive, and somehow I still didn't see the whole thing coming.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
This family was so deeply messed up that every new reveal somehow made the previous one look normal.
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
